No. 19 Franklin & Marshall 13, Lebanon Valley 9

LVC Starters
Garman, Kudlak, Bushong, Beaver, Weaver, Wagner, Campbell, Warmingham, Epple, Torrence

F&M Starters
Rose, Rama, Dougherty, Rogers, Donaghy, Hatch, Mollihan, Wells, Llewellyn, Zenobio

How It Happened
Despite a valiant comeback attempt, Lebanon Valley dug itself an early hole it just couldn't climb out of in the team's 13-9 loss to No. 19 Franklin & Marshall under the lights at Arnold Field on Monday night.

After giving up the game's first five goals, the Flying Dutchmen (6-4) showed their first sign of life when Brett Kudlak stopped the bleeding with a goal off a Klayton Garman assist with 1:41 remaining in the first quarter.

Each team found twine once in the second quarter, with Cooper Gerus' impressive goal while being knocked down from behind with 36 seconds left in the first half cutting the deficit to 6-2 heading into the break.

After Kevin Mollihan put the Diplomats (8-2) up 7-2 less than a minute into the third quarter, LVC put together a furious comeback that kept things close down the game's final moments.

Brett Kudlak converted his second score of the night thanks to another assist from Garman at the 10:50 mark before Baker Landon pumped one past F&M goalkeeper Scott Hatch off another Garman find little more than a minute later. When Garman got into the scoring act with a pretty behind-the-back goal off a feed from Kudlak with 7:31 left in the third, the Dutchmen were all of a sudden right back in the thick of things.



Sean Rogers gave the Dips some breathing room with with a marker before the end of the third period but LVC picked right back up where it left off when the fourth quarter began.

Garman netted his second goal of the game, this time of the man-up variety, off a look from Baker Landon with 10:50 remaining. Landon ignited the hometown crowd and Dutchmen bench with a conversion off a Kudlak feed that cut the deficit to one less than a minute later.

A turnover deep in F&M's zone cost Lebanon Valley as the visitors turned the miscue into a goal on the other end when Rogers found twine for the second time with 7:19 left. Harry Rice's score at the 6:31 mark slowed the Dutchmen momentum and gave the Dips some much-needed separation.

LVC just kept coming, however, and Garman assisted for the fourth time when he connected with Matt Torrence who wound up and fired an absolute laser past Hatch to keep the Dutchmen within striking distance at 11-9 with 4:58 left to play.

Franklin & Marshall responded in crunch time, however, and scored the game's final two goals with less than three minutes remaining to escape Arnold Field with the slim victory.

Inside the Numbers
- Franklin & Marshall held the edge in total shots (36-22) and shots-on-goal (25-16).
- The Dips were a perfect 11-11 on clear attempts, while LVC finished 14-17.
- The visitors scooped up 43 ground balls, compared to 33 by the Dutchmen.
- F&M won the faceoff battle 17-5.
- Klayton Garman had a career night for LVC, totaling seven points thanks to four assists and three goals.
- Brett Kudlak was also a force, registering five points on three assists and a pair of goals.
- Baker Landon turned in one of his most impressive efforts of the spring with a pair of scores and an assist.
- Coleman Wagner led the way with three caused turnovers for LVC.
- Austin Minnich gathered in a team-high five ground balls, while Matt Torrence and Cameron Epple had four apiece.
- F&M's leading-scorer Kevin Mollihan netted five goals on the night.
- Sean Rogers tallied five total points for the Dips with three assists and two markers.
- Epple made 12 stops in goal against a potent Franklin & Marshall offense.
- Scott Hatch made seven stops in net in earning the victory for the Diplomats.
- Monday's contest was the first between LVC and F&M since the 1985 campaign.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen look for their first MAC Commonwealth victory when they host Alvernia at Arnold Field on Wednesday afternoon.